Tip for braid or the like



Aug. 21, 1923.

, 1,465,754 c; P. BEROLZHEIMER TIP FOR BRAIDOR THE LIKE Filed Dec. 7, 1921 CLARENCE F. Emu LZHEllfiER lnvenTor A1170 mg CLARENCE P. BEROLZHETMER, OF CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS.

TIP roe 13mm) OR THE LIKE.

Application filed mama 7, 1921; [serial K035205136.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARENOEP. BEROLZ:

HEIMER, a citizen of the United States, re-

siding'at Chicago Heights, in'the' county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Tip for Braid or the like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in tips for braid or the like, particularly tips for shoe laccs or other similar objects which will possess characteristics of unbreakableness combined with permanency in that the same will constitute an inherent part of the material of the braid. is

A special obiect of this invention is the provision of a tip for braid or the like which, even when broken, will present 'a portion available as a point for threading same through an eyelet or the like, even after this breaking oil has repeatedly occurred.

Another obiect of this inventidiiyfi the provision of animproved tip for braided material which shall act to efficiently prevent-the fraying'of the ends of such braided material and the consequentunraveling of same which constitutes one of the most dis agreeable features attending upon the use of this class of goods.

A still further objectof this invention is the provision of a tip for braidor the like which can be readily and simply'applied .in either a powdered or plastic condition and -whic'h, after it has been applied, will soimpregnate the material of the braid by hardening to an insoluble masses to pre- .vent a hard practically solid and irremov;

able tip or point for the same.

Another important object of this inven-- tion is the provision of a tip such as described andcomposed of preferably a phe-"j nol condensation product, which, when applied to the braid by heat and pressure, will combine with the same and form an integral ,1 part thereof.

Other andffurtherimportant objects of this invention willb'e apparent from the disclosures in the accompanying drawing and following specification.

The invention, in a preferred form, is

illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter more fully described.

In the drawings! Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tip as applied to a piece of braid in accordancewith this invention process to correspond with the size-or num- Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1: i

Figure 3 is"a side elevation showing a modification of the invention. a p

Figure 4 is a sectional 'view-taken'onthe line4-4 of. Figure 3. 7

Figure 5, is' a view showing a unitary improved tip as applied to and joining a plu rality of strands of material, I l35 Asshown in the dra wi ngs': I 1 The improved form of tip is preferably composed ofia material which, uponthe application of heat and pressure, will harden .into an infusible, insoluble mass. A This materiali is preferably composed of a phenolcondensation product or of a product" of .a phenol and hexamethylenetetramine, -for-' maldehyde, or anv similar compounds which I re-ac-t in a like mann ep, as casein and forinaldeh-yde, naphthalene and chlorine etc.- This materialis preferably applied to the V braid, lace, rope, twine, or the like in powdered form by meansiof a specially constructed set of dies adapted to apply simultaneously the requisite heat'and pressure.

In the preferred form of the invention shown in Figures 1 and-3 the tip, as indicated on the drawings, is composed of a phenol condensation product in,its final'in- 35 fusible state and the construction of the dies for forming said feature is such that the same will be square in cross-section as best shown in Figure 3. Y

In Figures2 and 4tthe cross-section of the final tip is shown as circular auditis evident that any shape of tip may be constructed without 'departin from the main idea of this invention. or example, the N tips may be hexagonal or of any other desired shape. v f I It is evident that this or similar material may he applied to any articular form or size of braided materia -including laces, braids, cord of any size, rope, or any other allied products, asleather, etc. The only change in the procedure being the substitution of different sizes of dies mthe forming ber of strands of material used.

The square cross section of the tip is particularly preferred as it has beenfound through experiment that this shape is more easily handled and will afford a firmer grip to the user whether the tip be applied to a shoe lace or a heavy rope. n hea work especially, the square form is particularly adapted to finishing or Working the product. It will be evident that this form of tip constitutes a valuable improvement upon the metallic tips heretofore in use which continually come off, especially as applied to shoelaces or the like, to the great annoyance of the user thereof. Moreover, a tip formed .of a hard infusible material, such as a phenol condensation product, or any allied substance in the nature of a synthetic resin, constitutes a material advance over tips formed-by impregnating braid or the like with glue or binder or by the application of celluloid thereto, which last named material,

besides being inflammable. soon works off in use and is additionally undesirable in view of the difiiculty of application. This tip, if desired, may be the condensation will assume its final insoluble infusible state, after having thoroughly impregnated the material of the braid itself.

I am aware that many changes may be made and numerous details in the method of application of this material to the braid varied without departing from the principle otthis invention and I therefore do not propose to limit the scope of this invention otherwise than as shown by the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

1. A shoe lace provided with integral tips of square cross section. said tips composed of a phenol condensation product.

2. A tip for shoe laces integral with the material of the lace and of square cross section, said tip comprising a phenol condensation product fused into the material by heat and pressure. w

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CLARENCE P. BEROLZHEIMER.

Witnesses:

ALBERT J FIHE, JAMES C. HOLT. 

